Is post traumatic stress disorder a modern phenomenon?

The earliest known report of what might have been PTSD was possibly in 1900 BCE, when, "an Egyptian physician eloquently described hysterical reactions of a patient after traumatic experience. read more

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or other threats on a person's life. read more

As it is understood today, post-traumatic stress disorder is a grab bag of symptoms that emerges after experiencing trauma, like nearly dying or having one’s bodily integrity violated. It includes a persistent sense of hypervigilance and recurrent, intrusive memories of past traumatic events. read more